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The Overseers

Intervention

An explosion of immense proportions could be heard for hundreds of miles. Even before the initial noise of the explosion could no longer be heard, a loud rumbling began, violently shaking the landscape. A huge dust cloud covered the area and the skies above. Nothing could be seen, nothing could be heard; other than the subsequent earthquake.

For you see, a few higher up members of Akatsuki had been ordered to once again destroy Konoha. Unfortunately for them, before they could accomplish their mission, the village shinobi had forced them back, miles away from the village, into a wide open field.

Luckily for the shinobi who were in the fight, the jutsu that caused all of this commotion didn't hit its desired target. In fact, it was way off, and no one had a clear answer as to why. However, almost all of them could have sworn they saw what had happened, the only problem being, it happened so quickly, they weren't sure it actually happened at all.

'Naruto….' thought Sakura as she waited for the dust to clear. She swore she saw a blur that at least somewhat resembled her teammate. He had left once again to train himself, but that had been nearly three years ago; and no one from the village had heard a word from him since he left. When he left, she, and many of the villages shinobi had asked for him to reconsider, and to stay there in the village. However, he was determined to become stronger, to better protect what he held close.

Back to the present, the dust finally began to clear. After being able to see somewhat, Ino walked to Sakura's side, along with a few other shinobi who had been displaced by the blast, including Kiba, Shikamaru, Sai, Neji, a few ANBU, and Tsunade.

As their vision improved even further, everyone's eyes widened a bit, and Sakura's mouth opened slightly in disbelief, hope, and potential joy.

"Is…is that…Naruto?" questioned Ino, asking the question that was on everyone else's minds.

Neji activated his byakugan to take a closer look, "It…it is…" he said, slightly astonished. A few seconds later, a gust of wind cleared whatever remained of the dust cloud, allowing everyone to see what was going on only a few hundred yards away.

There stood Naruto, facing the two Akatsuki members in anticipation. Instead of his normal outfit, he was wearing a black tank top with a custom-made shinobi vest that was a dark, dark blue (easily mistakable for black from a distance.) He also wore a pair of black pants that went almost to his heel, very different from the normal spacing of a few inches from pant to ankle. His forehead protector was no longer worn on his forehead, but instead, he wore it loosely around his neck. He had an orange sash around his waist and he had his red swirl symbol on the back of his vest. His hair was about the same, if not a tad longer, and from what everyone could tell, he had grown a few inches and packed on a few pounds…of muscle that is.

"It is Naruto….but…he looks so different…" stated Kiba as they started to cautiously advance.

Everyone watched as Naruto stood there, in an apparent non-defensive stance, with one hand in his pocket and the other on the back of his neck.

"Does anyone know what actually happened?" asked Ino as they got closer.

Shikamaru sighed, "Well…." He said as he began to recap what had happened.

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"Watch out!!" yelled Kiba as one of the Akatsuki members rushed toward Sai. Just as he was about to hit, one of the ANBU punched him right in the ribs, effectively sending him flying into a tree on the outer edges of the field. The second Akatsuki member really hadn't entered the fight yet, excluding a few dodges from incoming kunai now and then.

He called over to his partner, "Hey…what's up with that, you don't usually get caught off guard like that…" he joked.

"Yeah, yeah…laugh it up Tenko…." He replied as he got up.

"Now!" shouted Tsunade. Suddenly, two ANBU and Shikamaru lunged from behind this 'Tenko' and stabbed him with kunai in three different vital points. Unfortunately for them, it was merely a clone and subsequently turned to the rubble from which it was made.

"Damn…" scoffed Shikamaru as they regrouped with the main force of the village's shinobi. All the while, Sakura and Ino were busy trying their best to heal injured shinobi as they were being evacuated further back into the forest.

"Gha….this is getting irritating…wouldn't you say Mandzu?" questioned Tenko.

"Indeed it is…" he sighed, "What do you suppose we do about it?" he asked in a sarcastic tone.

"Hmmm….a good question…how about we do 'that'…" he replied with a grin.

Mandzu also grinned as he made his way from being surrounded by shinobi on the outskirts of the field, to his partner in the middle, almost undetected. Both of them simultaneously began to gather massive amounts of chakra in their hands. After only a few seconds they put their hands close to each other's and a large 'wave' of chakra began to form.

Tsunade's eyes widened, "Everyone, get back, take cover as best you can in the forest!!" she ordered, but it was to late. The two Akatsuki members raised the chakra above their heads and quickly launched it at the ground below, intending to wipe out anything, and everything, in the immediate area.

Just then, a blur came out of nowhere and hit the chakra wave with such a force, that it repelled miles away from the area before it even hit the ground. The astonishing thing, even though the actual explosion was miles away, the dust reached them almost instantly, with the sound following a few seconds later. So no one actually saw who it was, that is, until the dust cleared…they only had that gut feeling.

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"So…he was able to repel all that chakra?" asked Lee, who had joined the group by now.

"It appears that way." stated one of the ANBU.

Sakura hadn't really been listening to Shikamaru's explanation, or anything else for that matter. She was watching Naruto, who was still just standing there; neither he, nor the Akatsuki had made a move yet.

Just as they got within about one hundred yards of where the face-off was taking place, Gamakichi appeared.

"I wouldn't get much closer than that…" he warned.

Everyone stopped in their tracks, "Why?" asked Kiba, eager to rejoin the fight.

The toad simply looked towards Naruto, gaining the stares of the shinobi around him; his only response was, "Because…he's sorta pissed…" However, he said it in such a serious tone, that they just looked at Naruto.

"What are you talking about…he looks as calm as ever…" stated Ino.

"It would appear that way…yes" he paused, "But that's only because he's trying to prevent them from attacking too soon….he wants to try and learn more before he actually fights them…"

Everyone looked back at Naruto. "How can he gain information by just standing there?" asked Shino, who had also rejoined the group by now, "I understand how Neji and Hinata can with their byakugan'…but he doesn't have anything like that…does he?"

Gamakichi just sat there, watching Naruto and the Akatsuki, a look of seriousness. After a few seconds of silence he spoke, "Well…he does…but he's not using it right now…he's just gathering information the old fashioned way…"

They looked at him in confusion, "Old fashiouned…what's that supposed to…" started Kiba, but was interrupted by Shikamaru.

"I'm assuming he's talking about the old art of individual reconasense…if I'm right…then that means Naruto is learning how they will most likely act, based on how they are breathing, their expression, the look in their eye's, if their shaking, even a tiny bit…that could indicate nervousness…or it could oppositely mean they have an itch for blood and can't wait to get to it…there are many aspects that can be analyzed on the basic scale such as those that can help to understand your opponent even before the fight has begun…"

"Exactly…." stated the toad. "It's not something that can easily be taught in a classroom, or trained by a teacher…it comes to you as you experience combat…some people are more in tune with it than others…"

"What exactly has Naruto been doing these past few years?" asked Shikamaru.

The toad turned around and looked at Tsunade quickly, then returned his gaze on Naruto. "He's kept busy…" is all he said. Tsunade wondered why the toad had looked at her, then she realized something as she looked back at Naruto…he had a tattoo on his left shoulder blade. The mark of one of the most mythic organizations in history…if it actually existed…the League of Overseers. An organization who's start is unknown, who's purpose has for many centuries been thought to be to keep order throughout the world. Not to make peace, because peace will undoubtedly only lead to more war, considering mankind's lust for power. However, it was to keep any conflict from getting too out of control. It has been theorized that the organization had a part in ending some of the most epic wars to take place. At the time, a peace between the combatants would have been unthinkable, however, out of nowhere, the leaders of the forces agreed to a treaty. If many of the rumors about the organization were true, then Naruto had made friends with some very, very powerful people.

Her eyes widened, "No way…." She said quietly, but loud enough for everyone in the group to hear her. Everyone looked at her in confusion, except for Gamakichi.

He closed his eyes and smiled, "Yup….Unreal…Isn't it?" Gaining the utter bewilderment of everyone around them.

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I got started on a different NaSak fic...but i lost interest in that one after the first chapter, hehe, but I'll finish it eventually. Anyways, this kinda just made its way into my head, so I typed it up, and there it is...I'm not too sure of it myself, but we'll see how it goes in following chapters, I know not much Naruto+Sakura in that, but hey, its the first chapter.

Also, don't take the 'Peace will only bring war' part too seriously...it just sounded more interesting.

Reviews are always appreciated, good or bad.